Power transmission mechanism



Nov. 2s, 1944.A H. A. LAND ET AL 2,363,979

POWER TRANSMISSION MECHANISM Original Filed Aug. 1, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l BJ, f

NOV. 28, H A LAND E T AL POWER TRANSMISSION MECHANISM Original Filedy Aug. l, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 28, 1944 v ruker, Berwyn, Ill., assignors to International ya corporation of Newv Harvester Company, Jersey n original application' August-1, 1942, serial N0. 453,176. Dividedv and thisapplication October v28, 1943, Serial No. 507,934 i claims.v (c1. 'x4-'477) This invention relates to a power transmission mechanism and more particularly to an improved shifting means for causing .selected individual engagement `of. clutches ink such mechanism. This application is a division of our copendng application Serial No. 453,176,y led August 1, 1942', whereinI there are claims directed to the transmission mechanism andto such mechanism in combination with the shifting means;

It is common in .industrial and agriculturalA vehicles to providepower transmission means in the form ,of a power take-off shaftor the like for the driving of auxiliariesl used with the vehicles. Such construction Vis particularly important in agricultural tractors.k In the usual tractor there Q.. more fully made inthe following detailed description and-accompanying sheets of drawings, in

Figure l is ailongitudi-nalv sectionalview of a power transmission attachment with which the invention is employable;

Figure 2 isan enlarged elevational view ofa preferred'formy of control system embodying the presentl invention `for operating the clutches of the transmission mechanism; and

Figure 3 is an vend view, .partlyin section, of thestructure shown vin Figure 2.

As shown in Figure 1, numeral I0 v'indicates the f rear portion of a vehicle such as a tractor of conis provided a rearfpcwer take-off shaft, 4and in f most cases there is also provided a separate shaft on which is mounteda belt pulley for use in the driving of equipment adapted to be belt driven.

The power take-01T shaft and belt pulley shaft are ynot connected in any manner andare usually loperable separately. lI`n certain vtypes of traci tors, however, no provision ismade for a belt pulley, and if such power transmission means is desired, it is necessary to provide the same as an attachment to be driven byy the standard power take-off shaft.` Althoughl such .attachments serve the purpose for whichtheyare intended,

they have the disadvantage that.the power takeoff is no longer accessible for separate operation,

.since it must serve to operate thepulley attachment. In many cases it is desirable to use they tractor alternatively. with equipment requiring either the power take-off shaft as such or theL belt pulley, andin a few instances it is desirable to have both'powersources available. t has,

therefore, become quite a problem to provide a tractor with suitable power take-off means, inasmuch as the use of 'one take-off shaft deprives the operator of the simultaneous or easily attained useof a second shaft.

v A general object of the present invention is to provide a simple form of control means for actuating clutches in, a power take-off unit so that either of the power output shafts provided'in the ventional construction. The rear wall of this body`v portionk of the-.vehicle is shown as being provided with` an opening II throughwhich accessmaybe had to a poweror driving shaft I2.

unit may be operated at the willofthe vehicle operator. 1

Another object isto provide interlocking means in the control system so that both power output shafts cannot'be operated concurrently, provision beingmade, however, for releasing the interlocking means so thatboth shafts can be oper` ated concurrently, iff desired.

. These and other desirable objects of the invention will become apparent as the disclosure is This shaft may be ydriven in any suitable manner from; they tractorv transmission (not shown) and mayin'factf constitute the' power take-off shaft provided-on the tractor as original equipment.

They power take-oli unit'` comprises aunitary l housing structure, generally indicated at I 3, pref:

erably' .comprising a first housing x I 4l.' provided with'a cover plate I5, and a second housing I6.. The housing I ll is `provided at. one end with a Vtransverse flange Il which `is'adapted to be secured. to the rear wall of the body portion yIllnof thevehicleas .by `a plurality of cap screws I 8,

only'one of which is shown. 'The Ihousing LIll includes a transverse wall I9 generally paralleling the plate I5, and 'this wall and plate are Aaper- `turedin longitudinal alinement with the driving shaft I2 of the tractor. Ai'driving shaft 20 is journaled in antifrictionbearingszl in the walls LI 5 and I9 and is connected by a coupling 22 tothe tractor power shaft I 2. Y The portion of the shaft 20 between 'the bearings 2l is splined, as at 23, and carries for rotation therewith andshirfting thereon a clutch element in the form of a gear 24.

The housing Ill` carries an idler shaft 25 paralleling the shaft 2li and journaling a double idler gear 26 consisting of a gear 21 and a gear 28. n A third shaft 23, hereinafter referred toas a driven shaft,y is journaled in the housing I4 and paranels the shafts 2c and 25. This shaft carries for rotation therewith a gear 3l) in constant mesh with'the gear 28 on the gear element 26.

As will hereinafter appear, the shaft 29 is drivenV from the driving shaft 2U through the medium of gears 24, 21,' 2B, and 30, the clutch gear 24 being shiftable into engagement with the idler gear 21. The rearward end of the shaft 29 extends out',- side the cover vplate or wall I5 andis splined as at asmuch as the entire attachmentimay'- befeasilyv` detached from the tractor body by the removal of the bolts or cap screws I8; The'housing' I6 is generally cylindrical in shape andjis formed as a sleeve provided with apair of longitudinally spaced antifriction bearings 32 which serve to journal a shaft 33, This shaft extends.externally from the rear end of the housing lrand: hasy keyed or otherwise' mounted thereon a pulley 3'4" adapted for use with a belt, in the usualmanner. It will be understood, of course, that the pulley maybe removed, and the end'of-the shaft used asian ordinary powertake-off shaft. However, under many circumstances it is desired to have available the beltpulley'34 and the` first power take-01T shaft Y3 I l The rear end of the drivingshaft 20; previously described, issplined as" at 35 and serves to mount for axialshifting thereon al jaw'clutch element 36l This element forms part of a disconnectable driving means` cooperable with an internally toothed jaw clutch element31 keyed to the proximatel end of the shaft-33': As will hereinafter be described in greater detail, the element 36 is engageable withithe element 31 so'. that the'V shafts 33 and 20: maybe coupled together. Since theseshatsarecOaXial, their direction of rotation Willbe'. the same; and therotationY will beY the same` as'that of the first powertake-of shaft 3|.

Forv the purpose ofjoperating the shiftable elements of the pairH of disconnectable. driving means comprisingjthe. parts 24 and 2'Il and. 36 and 31, there is provided a novel'control means, Asbest shown in Figure 1, the .housing structure I3; carriesv a pair of4 parallel rock-shafts 38' and 39 in proximity to the gear or clutch elements. 2.4v and 36", respectively. The shaft 38 carries a shiftable yoke 40 engageable in the conventionalmanner. withan annulargroove. in the operatethe power. take-off shafts, .here the shafts i 3| and 33, independentlyof` eachother; that is, it.-is.not.very often that simultaneous .use of the shafts is required. Itis thereforedesirable that the control means for` thedisconnectable driving means between the shafts zuiand 2,9 and;33 vbe cooperable for selectiveoperation. According to. the present: invention, .such control system .-is. ,provided..v

As best. shown. in Figures 2 and, the-rockshaft 38fextends.outside the housing structure I3vcarries rigidly thereon an operatingv arm 42. The rock-shaftl 39 `is similarly provided with. an arm 43.. These arms. arev connected bytwo links and 45, eachofjwhich-ispivoted atone end to.. oneof the;arms.vv Thelinks converge upwardly. and theirv freeends are 'pivoted together and toan operating member 46 byimeans; of a pin 41. The operating member. 4Bvfmay=be suitably connected to any type of control lever, not shown.

-f on: alocking-s-member 50. As best shown in Figure 3, this member may be an integral part of the element forming thearm 42. The rock-shaft 33is provided'witha locking member 5I similarly associated .withthe arm 43. Thus far it will be seen that rocking of the shafts 38 and 39 is eifec'tedlthrouglr operation of thecontrol member 46;jlinksf44-2and 45, and arms 42 and 43. As

previously-stat'ed; however, it is desirable that simultaneous rocking of the rock-shafts be prevented. To that end the members 50 and 5I are provided-with locking portions, to be presently described.

As best shown in FigureA 2, the-locking members 50'Y and 5I` extend toward each other and have ytheir proximate ends closely'adjacent each other and disposed below the outwardly projecting portion of the stop member 48; The locking member- 50 is provided with x4a pair of curved surfaces 52 \and'53,f and the member 5I is' provided with a pair of similar surfaces 54 and 55. The surface -53 on themember 50' is arcuate and is formed about a radius vhaving the axis of the rock-shaft 38l-asits center. The surface 54 on the .member 5I is arcuate and ise'formed on the same radius; A similar relationship exists between the surfacesv 52 tand 55 of the members 5D and 51|; respectively; that is,these surfaces are both arcuate and are yboth formed Vabout the axis of therock-shaft 39 as al center;

The'operation of thev control meansis as follows: As indicated in broken lines in Figure 2, the rock-shaft 38a has been rocked'v in a counterclockwise direction, thus'eiecting an engagement between'the gear or'clutchelements 24 and 21'.

Accordingly, the power take-ofi shaft 3I will be driven. The rock-shaft'39 remainsin a neutral position, with the 4gear elements 36 and 37' disengaged. Hence, the-shaft 33 will not be rotated: When the rock-shaft 38 is rotated, as just indicated,- the member 5I) swings downwardly, and the arcuate surface 53 thereon becomes disposed below theintersection between the surfaces 54 and 55? on Athe member 5I;A It will ythus be seen that it is now impossible forthe member 5'I'to move` downwardly, since thesurface 53l on the member 5U serves asa `stopA or yan abutment in its ycontemplated path of movement. The member 5I is prevented'fom moving ina counterclockwise direction by the stop member 48. Accordingly, the rock-shaft 39 cannot be-rocked while the rock-shaft 38' is disposed in a positionv .in which thegear. orclutch parts 24 and 21 are engaged; The rock-shaft 38', after being restored to; neutral position, may be similarly locked againstzrnovement by rocking ofthe rock-shaft' I provision is important: from the; standpoint of operation of the controlfmeans, ,asywill presently appear.

The functioning of the: controlV system is made It will be noted that the stop member 4B- serves the'double function of locking both members-50 and v5l'.against-.movement upwardly'. This rocking of one arm in one direction, stop means i possible by the provision ofthe stop member 48 and the interconnecting of the arms 42 and 43 by the links v44 and 45. For example, the control member 46, when moved to the right as viewed in Figure 2, exerts an upward force on the link 45. However, the'stop 48 limits further upward movement of the member 5I with the result that continued movement of the member 46 to the righttransfers its force downwardly through the link 44 to the arm 42 on the rock-shaft 38. This,

result is indicated by the broken lines in Figure 2. Similarly, if it is desired to rock the rock-shaft 39, the control member 46 is moved to the-left.

The upward force exerted on the link 44 is trans-A ferred to a downward force on the link 45, with the result that the rock-shaft 39 is rotated in a clockwise direction. It will be understood, of course, that when either of the rock-shafts 38 and 39 is in such a position that its corresponding clutch or gear means is engaged, return of the control toward its central position restores the engaged drivin-g means to neutral or disengaged position so that the parts assume the position illustrated in full lines in Figure 2.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that there has been provided a unitary power transmission attachment characterized by a pair of power output or power take-off shafts, and that this attachment may be readily mounted on and used with a, conventional type of vehicle, for the purpose of providing a pair of selectively usable power take-oil shafts. This arrangement eliminates the prior disadvantage of providing a special attachment for connection to the regular power take-oil" shaft of the tractor, which prior construction, as previously stated, resulted in the elimination of the power take-'off shaft through the use of the belt pulley. Accordingl to the present construction, both types of power shafts-are immediately available. Other features and advantages of the invention will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art. l f

It will be understood, of course, that the foregoing description and accompanying drawings relate to only a preferred embodiment of the invention, and that numerous modifications and alterations may be made'therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is: n

1. Control mechanism comprising ar support including a pair of parallel pivot axes, a pair of arms rockable respectively on the pivot axes, a

pair of links pivotally interconnected and pivotally connected respectively to the arms, stop means for limitingy rocking ofone arm kin one direction, stop means for limiting rocking movement of the other arm in one direction, and control means including a member pivotally connected to the interconnected ends of the links and having movement in a plane rtransverse of the pivot axes of said rock arms for rocking one arm against its stop means kand the other arm away from its stop means.

2. ControlV mechanism comprising a support including a pair of pivot axes, a pair of arms rockable respectively on the pivot axes, means interconnecting the arms, stop means for limiting for limiting rocking movement of the other arm in one direction, and control means connected to the interconnecting means for rocking one arm .against its stop means and the other arm away from its stop means.

'3. In combination, a support; a pair of parallel .rock-shafts carried by the support; a pair of arms of parallel pivot axes; a pair of arms respectively rockable about said axes and extending toward each other with their adjacent ends in close proximity; 'a stop means disposed to limit rocking of one arm in one direction; stop means for limiting rocking of the other arm in one direction; meansfor rocking -either arm selectively; and means associated with the arms and adapted, upon rocking of one arm away from its stop means, to lock the` other arm against rocking means. l

5. In a change-speed transmission control emaway from its stop ploying a pair of parallel laterally spaced rockshafts respectively connectedl with shiftable' power train connecting velements and rockable in opposite directions to respectively shift said elements to and from power train connecting positions, an operating structure movable oppositely transversely of said rock-shafts, arms respectively constrained for rocking with said rock-shafts and projecting radiallytherefrom, links pivotally connected with said arms and extending angularly therefrom into pivotal connection with said f operating structure, said links being operable `to transmit force from the operating structure to said arms for urging the rock-shafts to rock in respective iirst directions pursuant to movement of the operating structure in one direction, stop means limiting such rst direction movement of one of the rock-shafts duringr such movement oi the operating structure in its one direction and attendant to relative pivoting of the link and arm associated with the one rock-shaft tofacilitate said one direction movement of the operating structure, said links also being operable-to transmit force from the operating structure to'said' armsr for urging the rock-shafts to rock in respective second directions pursuant to movement of the operating structure in the opposite direction, and stop means limiting rsuch second direction movement of the otherA rock-shaft during such opposite direction movement of the operating structure andattendant to relative pivoting ofthe link and arm associated with .such other rock-shaft to facilitate said opposite direction movement of the operating structure.

HARRY A.y LAND.' ALEXANDER F. BOCKSRUKER. 

